Gang-plow.



A. B. NEUGARDT.

Patented Jan. 30, 1912.

GANG PLOW.

APPLICATION FILED 11017.28, 1910.

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Application flledlqovember as, 19115. Serial No. 594,574..

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Be it known that I, ANDREW B. NEU- GARDT, a citizen of the UnitedStates, re

siding at Trevorton, in the county of Northumberland and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improv'ements inGang-Flows; and I do'hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention.

such as will enable Others skilled in the-art to which it appertains tomake and use the same. I a

This invention relates to gang plows, and especially to gang plowscarrying a motor on the frame thereof for propelling same.

The object of the invention is to provide a gang plow in which a drivingwheel follows each plow and runs in the furrow.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide each plow with individualraising and lowering mechanism and a gage for regulating the depth ofeach furrow.

A further object of the invention is to provide a gang plow having asteering gear which is conveniently located and easily manipulated bythe plowman.

With the above and other objects in View,

constructed in accordance with my invention, and Fig. 2' is a plan viewof the same.

Referring to-the drawings, the frame of the machine consists, of a longside 1' and a short side 2, joined together at their rear ends by anangular extending portion 3,

Extending parallel to the portion 3, andconnected to the sides of frameis a diagonal brace 4. 3

The rear portion of the frame is sup-. ported by a plurality of drivingwheels 5, carried by shafts 6, which are journaled in spring bearings 7secured to the frame. Said wheels are arranged back of each other andspaced laterally for a purpose to be presently explained. Fastenedon theshafts 6 are sprocket wheels 8, over which pass chains- 9,- leadingfrom' a plurality ofsprocket wheels 10 on a shaft 11, journaled 1n theframe, and carrying a sprocket wheel -12, which is connected by a chain13 with a sprocket wheel 14 on the driving shaft of a gas engine 15, orother suitable motor, carried by the frame.

The forward end ofthe frame is supported by guide wheels 16, rotatablymounted on an axle 17, which projects beyond the frame on the land side,and is carried by a rectangular-shaped bracket 1.8, which is PatentedJan. 30,1912

pivotally connected to the frame by abolt 19. Connected to the axle 17,on each side of the pivot bolt 19, is a steering chain 2-0,

which passes around a pulley 21, integral.

with a worm wheel 22 and supported by a bolt 23 secured in a transversebar 22 of the frame. The worm wheel 22 is engaged by a worm 25 on aninclined rod 26, journaled in a bearing 27, secured to astransverse bar28 of the frame, and provided at its upper end with a hand wheel 29 forsteering the machine. Conveniently arranged near said hand wheel is aseat '30 for the plowman.

Located in front of each driving wheel 5 is a plow 31, carried by a beam32, which ispivotally connected to transversely extending rods 33,having their ends-supported in the diagonal brace 4 and the long side oftheframe 1. The plows are independently raised or lowered by means ofhandles I 34, which are fulcrumed' in brackets 35', fastened to thetransverse bar 24 and transverse bars36 of the frame, and connected tothe plow beams 32 by links 37. A gage bar 1 38, provided with aplurality. of apertures,

is attached to each plow beam, and projects through a slot 39 in amember Ofeohneoted tothe diagonal; brace 4. Pins fl are inserted in -oneo the apertures in each bar 38'for supporting thepiows in proper ad-,justed position. Thesepins are removed during the raising and lowering,qf the plows. I i

From the foregoing description. takenin connection with the drawings, itis readily seen that a. gang plow constructed with a driving wheelfollowing each plow will operate more smoothly and require less power topropel, as the wheels travel in the furrows, than'wvhen the wheels arelocatedin front of the plows and must pass over the rough'landg It willalso be observed that the furrows will be of uniform depth.

Although the elements herein shown and described are well adabted toserve the pur-.

poses for which they are intended, it is to be understood that various.changes in the ,form, proportion and the minor details of of a framehaving arallel side members, ,one of said side mem ers being longer than.the other, the said side members being connectedbya diagonal member, a.diagonal 15 brace'parallel with saiddiagon'al member,

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transversely extending rods between said diagonal brace and the'longerside member,

plows pivotally connected to said rods,

driving wheels moimted etween said diagonal brace and'the shorter sideand diagonal 'member and arranged back of each plow,

and steering wheels mounted on the ironr' scribed. 1

end of said frame, substantially as de- In testimon whereof I aifixlmysi gnature 25 in presence 0 two witnesses.

ANDREW Bs-NQUGARDT;

Witnessesr- WILLIAM PLUMmiR, LUKE JOHNSON;

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